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The
species/habitat outlines are intended to provide scientific background for making
ecologically sound habitat assessments or evaluations specific to the British Columbia
coast. The source of the information presented is Gary L. Williams (1989) Coastal/Estuarine
Fish Habitat Description and Assessment Manual. Part I. Species/Habitat Outlines
prepared by G.L. Williams and Associates for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. For additional
information on the species/habitat outlines see the Notes.
ANADROMOUS FISHES
- chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta
- coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
- pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
- sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
- coastal cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki
- steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Dolly Varden char, Salvelinus malma
- white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus
- eulachon, Thaleichthys pacificus
MARINE FISHES
- Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi
- surf smelt, Hypomesus pretiosus
- lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus
- English sole, Pleuronectes vetulus
- starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus
- Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis
- big skate, Raja binoculata
- copper rockfish, Sebastes caurinus
- yellowtail rockfish, Sebastes flavidus
- yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus
- quillback rockfish, Sebastes maliger
MOLLUSCS
- butter clam, Saxidomus giganteus
- littleneck clam, Protothaca staminea
- Manila clam, Tapes philippinarum
- razor clam, Siliqua patula
- horse (gaper) clam, Tresus nuttallii
- cockle, Clinocardium nuttallii
- geoduck, Panope abrupta
- soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria
- Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas
- native oyster, Ostrea lurida
- pink scallop, Chlamys rubida
- spiny scallop, Chlamys hastata
- weathervane scallop, Patinopecten caurinus
- rock scallop, Crassadoma gigantea
- blue mussel, Mytilus edulis
- northern abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana
- opal squid, Loligo opalescens
- giant Pacific octopus, Octopus dofleini
ECHINODERMS
CRUSTACEANS
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